Answer the following questions :
(a) How could the authoress picture Jerry when he was only four?
(b) What is 'integrity'?
(c). Why did Jerry refuse to take money when the ax handle broke?
(d) What unnecessary gracious things did Jerry do for the authoress?
(e) How did Jerry say 'thank you' to the narrator? What do you understand by this kind of expression about Jerry's character?
(a) The authoress could picture Jerry when he was only four, with the same grave gray-blue eyes and the same independence as well as integrity
(b) 'Integrity' is the quality of having strong ethical principles that are maintained almost all times. Honesty and trust are central to integrity, as is consistency. In fact, it it is the quality that is embedded on courage and honesty but is even more than being brave and honest.
(c) When the ax handle broke, Jerry refused to take money as he thought that he was responsible for breaking the ax handlE-
(d) Jerry did some unnecessary gracious things for the authoress, like putting kindling and medium wood in a cubbyhole beside the fireplace so that the authoress might get fire materials ready in case of sudden wet weather. He also repaired the rough walk to the cabin for the authoress willingly.
(e) Jerry said 'thank you' to the narrator silently through his eyes. By this kind of expression, we understand that Jerry's courtesy was instinctivE- There was a soft affectionate mind inside his firm granite character